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	Regimental Colours and Battle Honours of the Parachute Regiment
		The Parachute Regiment was formed as the result of a call by Winston Churchill, in June of 1940, for the raising of 'a corps of at least five thousand parachute troops'.
		The Parachute Regiment formally established as a regiment in 1942.
		Second Colours of The Parachute Regiment were presented by Her Majesty The Queen to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, and first Colours to the 4th(Volunteer) Battalion at Rushmoor Area, Aldershot on July 15th 1974.
	members.tripod.com /%7Eaudgen/parahonours1.htm (1173 words)

	Special Operations.Com
		India alleged that the militants had the backing of the Pakistani Army and the Inter Services Intelligence Directorate and also that Pakistani Army Special Forces (SF) were participating directly in the cross-border operations.
		It was not until the second Indo-Pakistani war in 1965 that India formed "an ad hoc commando (Cdo) detachment composed of volunteers from various infantry units." They performed their wartime duties so well that the government decided the following year to establish a permanent Cdo (Cdo) unit, the 9th Battalion (Bn) of the Parachute Regiment.
		Despite the sparse funding provided to them, the SF of India and Pakistan will continue to fulfill their roles as the tips of the spears for their respective armies.
	www.specialoperations.com /Foreign/India/Pakistan_India.htm (1919 words)

	Chap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On April 15, 1952, the three battalions serving with the Parachute Brigade were taken away from their respective infantry regiments to form the Parachute Regiment.
		Parachute battalions employed in counter-insurgency operations, both in North-East and Jammu and Kashmir, have performed commendably earning eight COAS unit citations and five GOC-in-C unit citations.
		While the Parachute Brigade cleared the Mushkoh Valley intrusions, 5 Para was actively involved in the forgotten sector, Batalik, where it was awarded COAS unit citation.
	www.mod.nic.in /samachar/jan01-03/html/ch1.htm (752 words)

	Defenceindia : Special Reports : Ethnic Group Recruitment in the Indian Army
		Identifying the composition of all class regiments or special units - such as the Brigade of the Guards and Parachute Regiment - is impossible unless the government discloses the figures, a task for which it certainly is capable.
		India's political leadership's successful subordination of the military to civilian control is one of the exceptional achievements of the country, a shining contrast to the role of the military in neighbouring Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the like.
		In a multi-ethnic, multi-religious society such as India in which inter-group relations are strained, the advantages of having the legitimate coercive mechanism of the state fully representative of the society far outweigh the risk involved in changing decisions pertaining to recruitment, promotion and deployment in aid to civil authorities.
	www.defenceindia.com /def_common/ethnic_group_recruitment.html (8037 words)

	Parachute Regiment
		The parachute units of the Indian Army are among the oldest airborne units in the world.
		The partition of India in 1947 led to the split of the para units between India & Pakistan.
		Pawan (Sri Lanka) with nearly 80% of the Regiment deployed in the island in 1987-89.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/rgt-para.htm (988 words)

	Parachute Regiment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Under his guidance The Parachute Regiment was formally established as a Regiment on 1 August 1942.
		The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne spearhead for those operations in which the British Army is involved.
		The Parachute Regiment The Parachute Regiment was formed as the result of a call by Winston Churchill, in June of 1940, for the raising of 'a corps of at least five thousand parachute troops'.
	www.royal-signals.org.uk /14/parachute-regiment.html (549 words)

	The Quality and Durability of the US-India Relationship
		Both India and the United States share a common vital national interest in restraining the further proliferation of WMD, and their means of delivery.
		Salem is wanted in India for his involvement in the Bombay bomb blasts in 1993 that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people.
		In agriculture, India decided early this year to permit commercial cultivation of Bt cotton, and early results, in spite of widespread drought, are promising.
	www.state.gov /p/sa/rls/rm/15589.htm (4095 words)

	The Parachute Regiment
		The initial unit selected for parachute training was No 2 Commando this title was changed to the 11th Special Air Service and later to 1st Parachute Battalion and finally to the 1st Parachute Battalions in the 1st Parachute Brigade.
		The Regiment continued to see action in North Africa through the Spring of 1943 with action at Tamera in the March of that year.
		The 6th Airborne Division included the 3rd and 5th Parachute and the Air Landing Brigades, Major General R. Gale OBE MC was the commander of 6th Airborne Division on D Day.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Bunker/1944/parargt.htm (631 words)

	Special Operations.Com
		Thus in June 1966, the Indian Government authorised the Parachute Regiment to form a permanent commando unit.
		However these plans were abandoned, and the para commandos continue to be trained and recruited by the Parachute Regiment.
		With the capture of Maldives, an island-nation of the coast of south-western India, on 3 November 1988 by PLOTE mercenaries, the Para Commandos were once again called into action.
	www.specialoperations.com /Foreign/India/Para_Commandos.htm (854 words)

	Grenadiers Regiment
		Thus 4th Bombay Grenadiers came to be known as The Indian Grenadiers in 1945 and was given to India.
		Mechanised Infantry regiment was raised 1979 (7 Grenadiers converted to 9 Mech Inf Bn).
		The Maratha Light Infantry (MLI) RR battalion was raised at Belgaum, the Madras Regiment at Tiruchi, the Assam Regiment RR battalion at Shillong, the Punjab RR at Ramgarh, Grenadiers at Jabalpur and the Dogra Regiment RR battalion at Faizabad.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/rgt-grenadiers.htm (883 words)

	Aspects of India's Economy Nos. 33 & 34 - Special Issue on the US-Iraq War
		Even when Bill Clinton visited India last year on a presidential tour that was more lovefest than slugfest, he gently scolded India, saying its decision to conduct the tests had eroded barriers to the spread of nuclear weapons.
		The Bush administration’s respectful treatment of India’s nuclear ambitions is part of a broader diplomatic strategy to engage India on a range of issues, including liberalized trade, counterterrorism, Mr.
		The president has nominated as his ambassador to India Robert Blackwill, an experienced diplomat and broad strategic thinker who was one of the half-dozen advisers briefing Bush on foreign policy during the 2000 election campaign.
	www.rupe-india.org /34/app1.html (3368 words)

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		Under his guidance The Parachute Regiment was formally established as a Regiment on 1st August 1942.
		In North Africa the battalions of the 1st Parachute Brigade were dropped on widely separated objectives, and in the subsequent fighting earned for The Regiment, which now wore the maroon beret, the name of ‘Red Devils’ bestowed upon it by the enemy.
		During the 1960s The Regiment was involved in operations in Cyprus in 1964 (1 Para), Radfan in 1964 (3 Para), Borneo in 1965 (2 Para) and Aden in 1967 (1 Para).
	www.freewebs.com /para_clan/paras.html (824 words)

	'Nazi' row over Indian textbooks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		India also hosted the western end of the supply lines into China, and was the base for operations into Burma.
		India was a slave of the British empire...
		The "suffering" of the Indian people under the administration of the British was a single teardrop compared to the ocean of death, murder, industrialized starvation, and clouds of stinking smoke from the burning of murdered bodies that clouded the skies of Europe for a generation.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1449344/posts (3594 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - 159 Parachute Light Regiment R.A/44th Indian Airborne Division - A3156851
		Early in 1945 the 44th Indian Airborne Division was formed to consist of two parachute brigades, one airlanding brigade (Glider borne) and supporting arms and was to head the expected invasion of Singapore later in that year.
		This I found to be a very fine unit which proved to be the only parachute artillery regiment in the army, the others being mainly glider borne.
		Within 10 to 14 days the bulk of the Regiment were sent on their parachute training course, but I was one of the drivers retained to transport the unit's guns and equipment etc. across India to our new training area called Bilaspur, a journey of about 8 days.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A3156851 (770 words)

	armyl-ywwii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Died 21st September 1944, aged 27, when the Japanese transport ship in which he was being taken from Thailand to Japan, was sunk by an American submarine.
		Died 21st September 1944, aged 31, when the Japanese transport ship on which he was being taken from Thailand to Japan, was sunk by an American submarine.
		Died 21st September 1944, aged 24, when the Japanese transport ship in which he was being taken from Thailand to Japan, was sunk by an American submarine.
	freespace.virgin.net /war.memorial/armyl_ywwii.html (1194 words)

	Intelligence
		Indian authorities are tight-lipped but it appears it was an unprovoked intrusion by the BDR, there are details about how the BSF personnel were killed and there are transcripts of the radio communications between the two sides.
		Illegal migrants from Pakistan are reported to be the main suppliers of vegetables, fruits and other staples to the Indian Army's Parachute Regiment in northern India.
		Bangladeshis are now reported to number 15 million and are spread in most border states of eastern India, in northern India and the capital New Delhi.
	www.stratmag.com /issueJune-1/page01.htm (402 words)

	Department of State Washington File: Transcript: U.S. Ambassador Outlines the Growing Strength of U.S.-India Ties
		Both India and the United States share a common vital national interest in restraining the further proliferation of WMD, and their means of delivery, Blackwill said, because "[b]oth countries face a significant risk within the next few years of confronting either terrorists or rogue states armed with such WMD capabilities."
		Not only are India and the United States working together to confront the challenges facing the region, he said, but they are also building the cooperative bilateral networks to confront local challenges like the spread of HIV/AIDS and to facilitate commerce and educational development.
		Since India became a software giant, almost the same number of "H1b – temporary worker visa petitions" has been approved for Indian citizens as for the rest of the world combined.
	usembassy-australia.state.gov /hyper/2002/1129/epf502.htm (4634 words)

	The Parachute Regiment [India]
		1st Bn, The Punjab Regiment [former 67th Punjabis]
		3rd Battalion, formed by redesignation of 1st Bn, The Kumaon Regiment [former
		Praval, K. India's paratroopers : a history of the Parachute Regiment of India.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/southasia/inf-india/para.htm (149 words)

	Para Commandos
		With the capture of Maldives, an island-nation of the coast of south-western India on 03 November 1988 by PLOTE mercenaries, the Para Commandos were once again called into action.
		On 01 February 1996, the 21 Maratha LI became the youngest battalion to join the Parachute Regiment and was raised as the 21 Para (SF) by Colonel V.B. Shinde.
		Those who pass are sent to the PTS (Paratroopers Training School) at Agra, Uttar Pradesh where five static line jumps at 1250 feet, including one at night, entitle the trainee to wear the coveted parachute wings on the right chest and the maroon beret, with the parachute badge attached to it.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Special-Forces/Para.html (2075 words)

	The Royal Regiment Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Regiment expanded rapidly in the 18th century and saw service in every campaign and every garrison world-wide.
		The 19th century saw the Regiment heavily engaged in the Crimean War and the South African War.
		In 1959 there were five RHA Regiments with a total of 15 batteries and the King's Troop making the sixteenth.
	members.tripod.com /krh30/36reg/id587.htm (3577 words)

	Kaumudi Online India News Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It also said the villagers had complained that the woman's son had approached the Jaspur police station to inform about the incident but was turned away after being threatened with dire consequences if he revealed anything about it.
		Liang, currently on a five-day visit to the country at the invitation of his Indian counterpart, unveiled the proposals during a 30-minute meeting with Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee that was described by a defence ministry spokesman as cordial.
		The Chinese armed forces chief later left for Agra to witness exercises by the Parachute regiment and visit the Taj Mahal.
	www.kaumudi.com /news/052605/india.stm (1733 words)

	Military Press : Independent publishers of military history
		The Lineage of the Cavalry, Yeomanry, Infantry Regiments and the Artillery of the British Army from the 1690s to the present.
		In addition there is a chronological record of each Regiment as well as details of its movements, and other significant facts.
		The Regiments' nicknames, marches, mottos, cap badges, insignia, anniversaries, allied formations as well as their Battle Honours and non honoured battles are also included.
	www.go2kathmandu.com /militarypress/british.htm (1975 words)

	British Light Infantry Regiments & National Service
		The 8th Foot was raised in 1685 as the Princess Anne of Denmark Regiment and became The Liverpool Regiment in 1881.
		In 1702 Princess Anne became Queen of England and the title of the regiment was changed to The Queens but on her death the title was changed again to The Kings.
		In 1958 the Kings was almalgamated with The Manchester Regiment to form The Kings Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool) the badge included the horse.
	www.britisharmedforces.org /i_regiments/kingsLiv_index.htm (243 words)

	Category:Commonwealth regiments and corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	armya-kwwii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Died 1st April 1944, aged 26, of Dysentery and Malaria in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Thailand.
		Died 21st September 1944, aged 25, when the Japanese transport ship in which he was being taken from Thailand to Japan, was sunk by an American submarine.
		Died 17th June 1940, aged 21, on the LANCASTRIA when she was sunk by aircraft bombs off St. Nazaire, France.
	freespace.virgin.net /war.memorial/armya_kwwii.html (1091 words)

	The Parachute Regiment's Guestbook - A Bravenet.com Guestbook
		The Parachute Regiment's Guestbook - A Bravenet.com Guestbook
		Wanted to know if the training given at this regiment is available for civilian like me. if trained and maintained we can prove helpful in need.
		the army is trained in such a manner that courage becomes a habbit, and the parachute regt.
	pub49.bravenet.com /guestbook/4190147479 (630 words)

	Bush irks India by selling fighters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		India has opposed the US at the UN more than any other civilized country.
		An Italian soldier surrenders to a Jawan, during Operation Crusader, of an unnamed Division and Regiment, on 08 December 1941.
		I think it was after India became a Republic in the early fifties, that Indians magically reappeared.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1371626/posts (2550 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories
		In addition to each regiment having its own flag, lanyards, shoulder titles, cap badges, scarves and cummerbands having colours which have special significance to a particular caste or community, add to the regimental spirit.
		All India all class regiments like the Guards, Parachute Regiment and Mechanised Infantry, on the other hand, have a hetrogeneous mix of all castes or classes.
		The Mahar Regiment, Gharwal Rifles and Gharwal Scouts, Assam Rifles, Parachute Regiment, Mechanised Infantry, Kumaon Regiment, Fifth Gorkha Rifles, Jat Regiment, Rajputana Rifles, Sikh Regiment, Grenadiers and The Guards have also been depicted on stamps, with denominations ranging from 25 Paise to Rs 6.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010718/cth1.htm (6774 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A Famous Indian Regiment, The Kali Panchwan, 2/5th (formerly the 105th) Mahratta Light Infantry, 1768 - 1923.
		A Historical Record of the The Dogra Regiment, A Saga of Gallantry and Valour, 1858 - 1981.
		India's Paratroopers (A History of the Parachute Regiment of India).
	www.4dw.net /royalark/ADDISON/INDIA.htm (2399 words)

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